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    Does anyone know a UK source of low-fat soya flour? Here's hoping ...

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    I got soya flour and brewers yeast for Holland & Barrets last year but never go around to using it

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    Was it low-fat soya flour (pollen has 4% fat ... soya flour 20% unless the fat is reduced)?

    I've been wondering about using gram/chickpea flour instead of (full-fat) soya as the fat content is nearer that of pollen ... but lower proteins.

    Winter quandaries ... and time to explore them ...

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    Oddly enough, I've spent much of the day in a meeting for a project which may provide a source of home-grown high protein flour, from field/faba beans. But not quite yet ...

    Bags I test it on bees first.

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    Defatted soya flour is used in Granose and Goodness TVP products (being veggie I can't see the attraction in them, but I digress...). Maybe contact the companies direct? And report back...

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    Kirk boy asked the same question here

    http://www.sbai.org.uk/sbai_forum/sh...ree-Soya-Flour

    I've just looked at the bag I got from H&B last year and it's 20%. Bees still alive though! The above thread links to another one - well it used to due to -- err well I won't go into that now! I've just had a quick look and can't find the original thread I referred to. We may have to wait for Gavin and his high protein flour. It's not GM is it Gavin?

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    Not GM (unfortunately!). Could be though, if you really want .....

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    I found a link elsewhere on this forum http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products...rotein_isolate but nobody seems to have tried this stuff. Anybody got a source for fat free or defatted soya yet which will do the job for pollen patties which meet the criteria set in main beekeeping sites please .

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    I think two of the three threads have the following link, this one doesn't. I've not tried this myself, but from the other thread:

    Quote Originally Posted by John Fisher60 View Post
    I have tracked down a source of De-fatted Soya

    Can be found at www.tailsupbait.co.uk

    (note the UK)

    It seems you need a sassenac to educate you!

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    Yes - I've been there but that site doesn't give any breakdown of the constituents of their soya flour - and I've seen loads of other sites where it has 18% fat. Might be OK for fish but I want certainty that it's suitable for bees. As previously, anybody tried it or is there a better source?
    Thanx,
    Arfermo

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